Senior Ecosystem Growth Associate, DeFi

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Looking to join a world-class blockchain development team? Ava Labs makes it simple to deploy high-performance solutions for Web3, led by innovations on Avalanche. The company was founded by Cornell computer scientists, who partnered with Wall Street veterans and early Web3 leaders to execute a promising vision for redefining the way people build permissionless networks. Ava Labs is redefining the way people create value with Web3. Join us as we empower people to easily and freely digitize all the world’s assets on one open, programmable blockchain platform

We are looking for a Senior Ecosystem Growth Associate to join our DeFi and Crypto Native team. This role will be an integral part in bringing in new and exciting partnerships and products to the Avalanche community. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide general assistance to the business development team
• Perform due diligence on new partners and ecosystem projects
• Grow existing partnerships with DeFi protocols and crypto native dApps
• Draft and present new business and partnership opportunities to business leadership
• Performance analysis on partnership metrics and ROI
• Research, analyze, and report on DeFi and crypto industry trends and growth opportunities
• Attend industry conferences and events
• Maintain internal team databases and repositories
• Draft reports for company leadership
• Collaborate cross functionally with other internal business units
• Prepare internal and partners' corporate documents
• Develop and sustain a high level of professionalism among staff and external partners

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor's degree
• 1-2 years of business development, finance, consulting and/or crypto experience
• Knowledge of crypto/DeFi market
• Detail oriented and analytical
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive team player

Salary Range: $108,000 to $135,000

(**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)

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WHY AVA LABS?

If you've ever thought about joining an early stage Web3 company - this is it! We're a global, world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, marketing, and law with offices in New York City and Miami. We're highly passionate about Web3 and redefining the way people build and use finance and decentralized applications of all kinds. The company received early-stage funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital, with angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant. Join us and be a pioneer in a new technology that will have implications across a range of verticals such as finance, gaming, investing, collectibles, among many others.

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